Indigenous Land Stewardship Talks

Schedule

Sat Jan 17 2026 at 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Queens Museum | Queens, NY

Indigenous Land Stewardship Talks / Coversaciones sobre la defensa de la tierra indígena
About this Event

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Join us for two talks on Indigenous land stewardship by Shane Weeks and Mazorca Colectiva. This event is presented in conjunction with the Indigenous Practice Studio (IPS) Commission exhibitions and .  


Mazorca Colectiva members Luisa Fernanda Mojica, Jazmin Pérez Fernández, and Ana Puente Flores will open the event with a presentation on their ongoing Peace Garden work in East Elmhurst, Queens, which is stewarded together with mothers, children through the Maestrxs Comunitarixs program, and other community volunteers. They will discuss how a local school became an ally for Mazorca to center healing through relationships with the land, particularly for Indigenous immigrant families displaced from their homelands. The talk will reflect on growing corn and tobacco as elder-guided practices that help recover memory, story, and connection to land.


Shane Weeks’ lecture will follow to discuss the extensive history of Shinnecock stewardship practices as well as the current land, plant, and animal stewardship efforts across the various Native communities of Long Island. His talk will share knowledge on seed rematriation, cultural foodways, ceremonial plant reestablishment, and community growouts. Attendees will also learn about how they can get involved in this important environmental work!


Language Access: This is a cross-language event, with English – Spanish simultaneous interpretation available.


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Acompáñanos para dos conversaciones sobre la defensa de la tierra indígena con Shane Weeks y Mazorca Colectiva. Este evento se presenta junto con las exposiciones del programa de Indigenous Practice Studio (IPS) y. 

 

Miembros de Mazorca Colectiva Luisa Fernanda Mojica, Jazmin Pérez Fernández y Ana Puente Flores, inaugurarán el evento con una presentación acerca del trabajo que realizan en el Jardín de la Paz en East Elmhurst, Queens, y cuidada junto con madres, niños del programa Maestrxs Comunitarixs y otros voluntarios de la comunidad. Explicarán cómo una escuela local se convirtió en aliada de Mazorca para centrar la sanación mediante la relación con la tierra, en especial para las familias inmigrantes indígenas desplazadas de sus territorios. La conversación girará en torno al cultivo de maíz y tabaco como práctica guiada por los mayores de la comunidad que contribuye a recuperar los recuerdos, las historias y la conexión con la tierra.

 

A continuación, Shane Weeks hablará sobre la amplia historia de las estrategias de protección de los Shinnecock, así como los esfuerzos actuales de protección de la tierra, las plantas y los animales de las diversas comunidades nativas de Long Island. En su presentación compartirá su conocimiento sobre rematriación de semillas, las costumbres alimentarias culturales, el reestablecimiento de plantas ceremoniales y el cultivo comunitario. Los asistentes también descubrirán cómo pueden participar en este trabajo medioambiental tan importante.


Acceso lingüístico: Este es un evento multilingüe, con interpretación simultánea disponible en inglés y español.



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Queens Museum, Meridian Road, Queens, United States
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